Wyoming-49 Aiken-0

WYOMING-49 AIKEN-0

Photo courtesy of Rod Apfelbeck http://affy.smugmug.com

  

In the first game of the new season, the Cowboys came out to their home crowd on newly christened Bernie Barre Field and pummeled the Aiken Falcons 49-0.

  This game was run and gun offense for the Cowboys, who scored 43 of their points in the first quarter, before the starters were relieved by the JV team.

  Leading the team in offensive stats was Senior Running Back Terrell Dailey, who  amassed 105 total yards in one quarter, and accounted for 5 touchdowns for the Cowboys. Quarterback Will Marty also played well in his limited playing time, throwing a perfect 5/5 for 129 yards and 2 TDs. 

  This game was completely controlled by the Cowboys varsity from start to finish, with a two play touchdown drive to start the game. The offense clicked on all cylinders, from Dailey’s dominant rushing to the smooth passing offense commanded by Marty. “We really executed the game plan Coach Hancock put out for us,” Marty told me. “As a team, when you do that it’s a lot of fun.”

  Marty's big target on Friday was Junior WR Duke Brunke, who caught 2 passes for 84 yards and a TD, including the 63 yard reception on the first play of the game. Wyoming finished the game with 305 yards of total offense, and even added a score on the defensive side when the Falcons QB chased a botched snap into the endzone was tackled by LB Casey Howell for a safety.

   If nothing else, this game was a great confidence builder for the Cowboys as they enter what could possibly be their hardest game of the year. They take on the Turpin Spartans (0-1) next Friday, who have beaten Wyoming the past four years. Marty said that “Turpin is a great team, and we need to have a great week of practice to prepare for them. But the team is very excited to play against them”.

 This team, however, is not the same Turpin team that beat the Cowboys 34-14 last year, and although this is a meeting of two playoff caliber teams, it will be interesting to see how the Cowboys will compete against a well-known opponent.